CALGARY- It’s the end of an era for a popular bar on Calgary’s ‘Red Mile.’
On Sunday, regular patrons of Melrose Cafe and Bar on 17 Avenue S.W. said they were surprised to see its windows covered up and a notice of its closure on the front door.
The establishment first opened 23 years ago and billed itself as ‘The Heart of the Red Mile” during the Calgary Flames’ Stanley Cup run in 2004, when thousands flocked to 17 Avenue to celebrate the hockey team’s victories.
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In a statement on the bar’s website, the owners of Melrose say they are closing their flagship operation to focus on their Cowboys Casino location.
Several patrons Global News spoke with said they were at the bar on Saturday and were unaware it would be their last chance to have a drink there.
“It was a family decision and it wasn’t a family decision that was taken lightly,” says Melrose’s marketing manager Tony Johanson, speaking on behalf of the owners. “It’s kind of how they are. They don’t need accolades. They wanted to do it this way.”
Johanson says the owners have yet to decide what to do with the space Melrose had occupied on 17 Avenue.
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